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It’s Fourth of July weekend and you never quite got to the garden this year. Too late? It depends. If you’re planning a full-blown, re-do of the backyard with trees, shrubs and flowers, it might be better to wait until prime perennial planting season this fall.
Daisies are certainly among the most recognizable flowers to both gardeners and non-gardeners alike. With blooms reminiscent of a sunny-side-up egg, the daisy has long been used not only as a garden plant, but also for cut flower arrangements.- 7:11 PM
Throwing stones and pebbles seems to come naturally to children. Why not divert throwing by interesting them in growing stones instead?- 7:11 PM
PLANT SALES The Lexington County Master Gardenergroup will hold their fall plant sale from 8 a.m.-noon Oct. 4. Perennials, vines, bulbs, shrubs, trees, houseplants, seeds, yard art, magazines and more will be for sale at the Lexington County Museum, 231 Fox St., Lexington.- 7:11 PM
Editor’s note: This week, columnist Sharon Thompson offers red-white-and-blue inspiration for the garden just in time for Independence Day.- 7:58 PM
QUESTION: My vegetable garden is in full swing, and I wonder if it needs more fertilizer so it can keep on keeping on. ANSWER: This summer I’m re-reading “Lonesome Dove,” and too much fertilizer might cause your plants to be like the women in the saloons the cowboys frequented — so tarted up that they attracted attention from the wrong sort of creatures.- 7:58 PM
PLANT SALES The Lexington County Master Gardeners will hold their fall plant sale from 8 a.m.-noon Oct. 4. Perennials, vines, bulbs, shrubs, trees, houseplants, seeds, yard art, magazines and more will be for sale at the Lexington County Museum, 231 Fox St., Lexington.- 7:58 PM
Who says a large yard needs grass? Certainly not Pam James, who has turned her yard into a lush, sophisticated oasis — without a stick of centipede, Bermuda or St. Augustine.- 7:50 PM
HOME AND GARDEN TOURS June marks the 41st South Carolina Festival of Flowers in Greenwood. Park Seed Co., famous for its trial gardens, will be open to the public and featured along with a number of private home garden tours today and Sunday.Browse the company’s 9-acre trial gardens or take a detailed tour with one of Park Seed’s horticulturists. Paul James, host of HGTV’s “Gardening by the Yard,” will have two Q&A sessions.- 7:46 PM
Sometimes, I think you need a giant perennial or two in order to add some drama and flair to the garden. If you feel the same way I do, Rudbeckia maxima, commonly known as great coneflower, just might be the plant for you.- 7:46 PM
GARDEN FINDS Finds is an occasional series about fun, neat and cool stuff to buy locally. Summer heat might drive you indoors by late afternoon, but it does become a bit more tolerable once the sun sets.- 5:13 PM
